liˈɛn adjective
1.
belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
noun
2.
a salientian amphibian.
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| —n, —adj | |
| another word for anuran | |
| [C19: from New Latin Salientia, literally: leapers, from Latin salīre to leap] | |
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